Something written with one's own hand.
The combination of the word parts "auto" and "graph" defines "autograph," which refers to a person's own signature. The prefix "auto" means "self," while "graph" means "writing" or "to write." Therefore, an autograph is literally a written signature made by oneself. It is often sought after as a form of personal memorabilia from celebrities or public figures.
Words that have two or more meanings are called auto-antonyms.
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auto and graph are the affixes in autobiography. Auto means self and graph means written.
The root word is graph which means to write. An autograph is a self written signature. Auto means self.
With a pen and paper
Auto & graph.
from latin auto = self graph = to write
A philographist collects autographs
The prefix 'auto-' comes from Greek, meaning "self" or "automatic," indicating something that operates independently or on its own. The root 'graph-' also originates from Greek, meaning "to write" or "to record." Together, in words like "autograph," they convey the idea of a self-written signature or a personal mark made by an individual.
auto= self graph= write So, self-write or a writing by him/herself.
auto means '' self''for e.g autograph , it means doing the signature by your selffor autograph ''graph'' means drawingso auto means self